Mumbai:Uno Minda Group, a leading auto component manufacturer in North India, has partnered with software giant Microsoft to bring web-enabled car technology to the automotive industry.

Uno Minda Group Minda has partnered with Microsoft through its connected car and telematics arm iConnect Pvt Ltd. The partnership is aimed at strengthening the company’s efforts to improve in-house connectivity and efficiency to provide an enriched driving experience to Indian car users, the company said in a statement on Friday.

Rajivi Sodhi, Head of Cloud and Enterprise, Microsoft India “We are confident that the powerful Microsoft” Azure Cloud and Azure IoT the service will provide a secure and fast connectivity experience for Indian fleet drivers.”

Commenting on the partnership, Ravi Jakhodia, CEO, Minda iConnect, said that the fast-paced innovation cycle with Microsoft will provide a fully connected and seamless driving experience to the end customer.

Jakhodia added, “This partnership lays the right foundation as we aim to connect millions of passenger and commercial vehicles.”

As part of this partnership, Microsoft and Minda we will work to develop technologies for passenger and commercial vehicle manufacturers to significantly improve customer safety, convenience and ownership experience. content and entertainment.

On the safety side, Minda and Microsfot will focus on real-time benchmarking of driving behavior, real-time guidance and real-time benchmarking between vehicles over the next two years. Infrastructure communications. We will also look at how vehicle owners can improve vehicle efficiency and safety by motivating drivers.

In terms of ease of ownership and use, our partners aim to bring the right ecosystem partners onto the platform to provide a seamless fleet management experience for end customers. For example, seamless roadside assistance, insurance renewals, and usage-based insurance are all upcoming features.

On the content and entertainment front, the proliferation of 4G networks in India, content for online car plans, audio, video and news will be the key highlights for end consumers.